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there are some indications right now -- and he have not got enough -- that there may be a balance between in-migration and out-migration because the mexican economy is giving them an opportunity to live where they live. i think there is some good news out of that. the greatest disparity between two nations in the world as far as economic conditions is the united states and mexico. that is improving rather significantly. they have a young president who is surrounded by some very talented people. as you may have noticed, they are going to reform pemec and will be able to increase oil production. they are talking about deregulating the communications industry it is totally controlled by one guy, the richest man in the world, as a
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matter of fact. it costs something like five times in mexico to make a phone call than it does in the united states. that is outrageous. we are seeing some signs of hope and life there and i would like to give you a little -- >> thank you for supporting background checks. i have visited your office since my daughter was murdered in 1999 with a gun that was legally bought in a gun shop. the majority of people who buy guns that murder people without a background check are not the mentally ill. it is criminals. that needs to be thought of. >> that may be true, but generally speaking, criminals kill criminals, ok? there are signs -- i do not want to get into an argument with you, especially -- but there are signs everyone of these people committed these harmful acts
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when you look back rest retrospectively should have raised alarms. someone who is a criminal, then that is much harder to predict what their behavior is going to be. it is my understanding from careful study of these cases, there were indications the individuals who did this should have rung an alarm bell someplace along the line. please go ahead. >> my question to you is about a national gun trafficking bill. there is no national bill that imposes criminal sanctions for gun trafficking. so guns can move pretty freely between states. gun trafficking is controlled by states at this moment. we are in desperate need of a national gun trafficking bill. >> i would be glad to look at it. if you have a proposal, we have a states rights issue here, but
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things that cross state lines become federal issues. i would be glad to examine it, any proposal you might have. i am open to looking at almost anything. on a personalible] note --we have become very good friends for all these survivors, -- to am honored to do. have been able to do that. >> there is such a thing as a silver lining. on a personal it. note, i want to mention that andy barnes is my friend to be friends with people.she went to the military with you. i would like to on a personal note say that i have a dear friend who went to the military with you. >> thank you. a great american.
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thank you. yes, ma'am. >> senator, my name is rita with americans with disabilities. i would like to thank you for coming to south tucson. i wanted you to know about how i wanted you to vote on gun legislation. "could you please ask him to that'so south tucson?" what they asked. he is all the time going to green valley.disabled people like myselfit is just too hard to ,get there. i did not even plan on this.i was on my way to a doctor appointment and i felt obligated i saw it on the news thisto come see you and you are here. morning. i was on my way to the doctor's appointment, but i felt obligated since i asked you to come here and you are here. i became disabled in december of 2010 due to a rare illness. i worked over 30 years. it killed me every time i heard senators, especially republicans, say we are takers. i paid taxes for over 30 years.
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i have a rare illness and i am disabled. a disconnect between federal and state of arizona reputation, arizona is one of the few states in this country, run by republicans predominately, where there was a cost of living raise for social security. that was the year before last. the state of arizona raise the eligibility for a program that was paying $100 a month for my medication to 3.4%.-- for my medicaid to 3.4%. consequently, i was cut off. $100 a month, which i could no longer go to physical therapy because i'm single and i have lived by myself and i am trying to make it on my own. researching at night, i watch c- span because i need to keep my brain going if my body will not.
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thank you for all that you do. even though i am democrat, i vote for you oftentimes. [laughter] anyway -- what can we do to stop that? again, i contacted my record is in the those immediately, in his -- my representative immediatelyoffice, in his district, and we are just stuck. arizona is one of the few states where our legislature will not i was told by my case manager when i got the notice that i was going to get the increase, my first concern was, am i going to lose this program? i was told no. the state will raise the eligibility so you are already you areprogram. grandfathered in and you won't get cut off. guess what -- a few months later i get the notice. what can you do to help? >> first of all, i have to give
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you a straight talk. i can help you with that or programs and we can do everything we can to make sure that you receive everything that you are entitled to. and i hope that that is sufficient to help you successfully live in an independent living fashion and environment. i cannot tell the state legislature what to do. i can recommend to them -- >> thank you, that would help. but i would be glad to come, but i cannot write state laws. >> arizona is the only state that does that, and they do that intelligently -- intentionally to cut benefits from people. because we are the takers. >> thank you. you're not a taker. you're not. ok? >> i'm sorry. >> i will have somebody right after this meeting talk to you to see what we can do.
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>> thank you. thank you for coming to tucson. glad i could make it to the meeting. >> all the way in the back. >> it is a privilege to talk to you. my son met with you years ago. when he was a congressional page. i have been a door knocker. i am a real estate agent, and i have had companies that keep all the -- and if you do not pay your mortgage and something is going on, i do what i do and i noticed that loans insured by the government, fha loans, you are underwater, the bank is holding it and tries to get your modification. the modification in general speaking -- everybody would agree -- means you will get something for yourself. it turns out fha puts the
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partial claims on, people do not know what they have got, and banks are reselling these to individuals, where a car, 10 years old, gets a brand-new price. peopleannot move forward. are choked inthe banks are not regulated. debtthe banks are not regulated. and they cannot move forward. they never had short sales, these departments, or anything, and now all of a sudden they create these things and each bank has a different recall, and -- protocolpeople go to foreclosure. they do not have any way to fight to make some progress. what can be done to regulate these banks and get them under [applause] >> first of all, i think you are aware that the dodd-frank bill was supposed to, was advertised to make sure that none of these financial institutions were ever
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again too big to fail. you believe that? of course not. of course not. the reason why this recovery has been so uneven in my view is that mr. bernanke gave the major financial institutions free money and you do not get free money when you go out and sell a house to someone for their rich. -- for their mortgage. they do not get free money. that is wrong. what the major financial institutions are doing in making record profits and people like you and people you are serving are struggling. now we want to continue in existence fannie mae and freddie mac who were major perpetrators i find mind-boggling and -- if they people were trying to get a mortgage, jpmorgan, that would be different. but it has an uneven recovery. wall street is making record profits. we have businesses and homeowners who are struggling.
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i may sound like a communist, but the fact is this is becoming a very uneven recovery, and that is wrong. middle-income americans and lower-income americans are not getting the benefit of this recovery. and we got to look at why not, and we got to look at these big we had hearings, thanks to senator levin, on morgan's whale trade. they lost $6 billion in their trade. some of that was taxpayer- insured money they were playing with. how do you justify -- i'm sorry to get wound up -- but all i can say is you have my sympathy. i think it is good news that the housing market in arizona is coming back really well. thanks. i have always said it was the
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collapse of the housing market that started this. so there's good news out there for arizona as far as the housing is concerned. you and i still know thousands and thousands of small business people in this state who are struggling mightily, and still nearly half of the home loan mortgages are underwater -- worth less than their mortgage. that cannot continue in my view. these people's mortgages have to be renegotiated. that was what i suggested years ago. you want to respond real quick? however, if iible] do -- if i got a new londonthey are taking place thendiscernible] modifications are taking place and they are getting no caps off from the loan officers. they are getting loans shoved
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down their throats that they do not understand. fha says they]the cannot sell until that partial claim is paid. you do not know what is really going to go down. [indiscernible]that's not the way i was taught. >> gotcha. my friends, i will be back to south tucson -- everybody is clear that i am supposed to be holding town hall meetings, and i thank you for your participation, and i hope we can continue this immigration reform. congress is in recess, and i hope we can bring people on board through the voice of the people. thank you, and god bless. [applause] next, the republican national committee holds a forum on outreach efforts to women and minority communities. " 7:00 a.m. eastern,
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washington journal" is live." the center for strategic and international studies hosted a session today with the iraqi foreign affairs minister. u.s.-likely to discuss iraq relations, the syrian civil war, and the political unrest in egypt. live coverage starts at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. " the road to the white house 2016" features amy klobuchar of minnesota. will honor former first lady and secretary of state hillary clinton who will not attend the event. that is live at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span.
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>> at the republican national committee in boston, writes previous moderated a conversation highlighting the parties outreach efforts to women and minority communities. the us is 40 minutes. >> first, to my left she was elected to the house of representatives at age 23 and is in her fourth term and is on the finance committee and has a record on leading on women's health and job growth and is a leader in the latino community. she is in her fourth term, on the finance committee and as a record of leading and women's health and job growth. she is also a leader in the latino community and has been featured on fox news latino. she has received the innovative health care pioneer award and was recognized as one of the 45 most influential women under 45 by the republican security council. i want to thank her.
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we also saw each other as well in new york. thank you for coming. for coming. karin agness, to my right, was the founder and president of the network of the enlightened women, the nation's premier organization for conservative university women. she is a graduate of the university of virginia for her undergrad and a law degree. not an easy law school to get into. she practices law in d.c. and is a senior fellow at the independent women's forum. she has been named as one of the maverick pc 40 under 40 and was one of the 30 under 30. thank you, karen, for being here. scott erickson, to my left, came all the way from california, where we just were a few months ago.
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he spent 15 years serving as a police officer in san jose working on the recognition and identification of terrorist organizations. he holds a masters of science degree in criminal justice studies from the university of cincinnati, and if that were not enough, scott has collaborated extensively with the heritage foundation, frequently contributing to their blog. scott is focused on issues of national security, including foreign terrorist organizations, law enforcement, and missile defense. he has co-authored several reports at heritage, including his latest, lessons from benghazi. and to my right, the speaker of the oklahoma state house, t.w. shannon. he is the first african-american to hold that position. i had the privilege of meeting him in my last trip to oklahoma.
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he has been on the road with me, helping the rnc raise money as well. that is a big plus for t.w. he is a registered member of the chickasaw make -- nation. as speaker, he has been a voice for limited government, personal responsibility, has advocated saving taxpayer money, and that is a big plus for t.w. building oklahoma's infrastructure. speaker shannon has been appointed to the gopac national advisory board. i will let him tell you the truth about himself, but i think many of you will want one after this. i will ask a few questions, but first, let's go around the room, starting to my left -- in five minutes, tell us what brought you here, why you are republican, and what you hope to
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accomplish now. >> thank you for having me here today. i came from a great bastion of conservatism known as san francisco. born and raised in the bay area. grew up in a very politically- oriented household. not necessarily one that we had family members involved in politics, but we discussed the issues of the day. growing up, as much as i resisted and wanted to talk about sports, the conversation always came back to current events. that helped me, i think, grow up and be somebody who could is concerned with the nation. my father is a police officer. when i turned 18 years old, i decided that was what i wanted to do. i became a reserve officer with the city of san jose when i turned 21, did that for a few years, and then transitioned into a full-time job. i have been working the streets on san jose for the past 11
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years. as far as activism goes, i had developed a lot of close relationship with friends of the heritage foundation. a few years ago, an opportunity came to me to discuss the issues important to me, through the heritage foundation. over the past couple of years, i have been writing extensively for heritage, for their blog, and that opened up a lot of opportunities for me as well to write for a vote -- other publications. i am a republican because the republican party exemplifies most closely the belief and values and principles i hold. i think we should be promoting like each and everyone of you, i am here, because as an individual there is only so much i can do, but as a gerberry is-- as a group, there is
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almostno limit what we can do. it is important to get together with like minds, and others who are not, and include them in the conversation to develop a plan forward so that we can be successful in 2014 and beyond. >> thank you. >> thank you all for having me. it is a pleasure to be here. especially in boston. i was born in boston and my family then moved to new hampshire for greener pastures, you could say, when i was 8. then i subsequently came back here for college and higher ed, and then went back to new hampshire. similar to what scott was saying, my family was not necessarily politically active and nobody to my knowledge has been in any elected office, but i do remember on occasion i would get up there and hold signed with my mother, can best for a candidate about something -- canvas for a candidate about
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somethingthat was sparked in a discussion about an issue that was pressing, or something that concerned us as a family. when i went to college, i found, of course, it is a time where everything you think you believe, you are forced to get down to the fundamentals of what it is and why it is what it is what you believe in. i was involved with the college republicans when i decided to register to vote when i was 18. they were in the party that i closely identified with in terms of my vision for the country, all of the ideals of personal responsibility and individual freedom and all of that. in college, of course, i had to defend that a lot. as a young female of hispanic and italian descent, in higher ed, i often fell under the stairs type of, you are a-- the
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stereotype of, you are arepublican? that is weird. which i think is offensive, that people would assume such a thing based on how i look. it was great because it forced me to come to terms and understand why it is i believe what i believe, and why i identified as a republican. beyond that, when i graduated, i was 23. the midterm elections in 2006 were rolling around. honestly, i thought i would help on the campaign. i called a friend involved in politics in the state and said who could i sign up with? it was at that time, for the first time ever, someone suggested, why don't you run yourself for state representative? the thought had never crossed my mind, something that i never thought would be a possibility for me, anything i had considered. at the end of the day, i realized the rudiments of campaigning, all of that, are pretty basic. i had held on other people's
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campaign, so i figured i knew what to do, so i knocked on a lot of doors, came up with my platform, and i ended up winning. fast forward to today. it has been a great experience. i have loved being involved, working to help my state, and now helping to promote the conservative ideals on the national level. i think this is a great program because it is really important that people here from those of us that are actually connecting all the time with communities, with citizens, are out there making decisions on issues that affect people's lives. this is good. thank you for inviting me. >> thank you. t.w.? >> thank you for inviting me. i am here because i am concerned that the liberal party has been defining me as a minority, our
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party. quite frankly, they get the definition wrong on every front. the chairman was talking about how we would continue to make people understand, the republican party is open for everyone. we do not have to change what we believe as a party. we have an opportunity to tell our story, that we are the party of limited government, the party of personal responsibility. like i said before, i did not receive those values from the members of congress are work for, i did not get them when i went to college, i got them in a predominately african-american church in oklahoma. those are part of the valleys of -- those values are part ofwho i am as a person. the republican party, i believe, is the last great hope, for this nation and for the world. if we fail, i am concerned about what this place would look like for my children.
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growing up in oklahoma, in a small town, about 100,000 people, i have got the chance to experience all types of diversity. what i figured out is most people want exactly the same thing. they want better opportunities for their children and grandchildren. that is what this party has been about from day one. we have to go out and sell that and tell that message. as i look over the horizon, i am encouraged by the other young people that i see. the liberal media would have to believe that there is nobody that looks like the people on stage that has an r by their name. when i was presented as speaker of the house, they did not do it because of what i looked like. i promised to make them chairman of a committee as well. that was a joke. they fundamentally
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believed thatwe have an opportunity in oklahoma to be an example for the rest of the nation. there is one thing we can all agree on. we cannot continue to allow the federal government to leave, whether it is health care, economic development, infrastructure. the government has proven it is either incapable or unwilling to make the changes that will move the country forward. i believe movement forward will happen in the 50 capitals in state government. i am happy to lend my voice to what i think is america's last great hope. >> i will tell you something else about t.w. shannon, we spent some time on the road, obviously very articulate, but he is also pretty tough on an airplane with turbulence. i fly just about every other day, so i can take a lot, but there are some times when the plane is going crazy. he is one of these guys who is just turning the page on the
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newspaper when things are going i respect him for that very much. okay, karen? >> a pleasure to be here. my involvement with women in politics stems from and internships i had in washington, d.c. for one of my home state senators, senator lugar from indiana. that was my first time being around a lot of conservative women who were smart, ambitious, and wanted to have families and careers, and we were trying to figure that all out. feminist voices were not reaching a lot of them, were not reaching me as a young woman. so when i went back to the university of virginia for my third year of undergrad, i sought out an environment what i found in d.c., smart and ambitious woman who wanted to talk about the issues of the day and did not want to just throw out one-liners. we were interested in how a 500- page bill would affect them and their lives.
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i went to some of our wint -- women's organizations at you v.a., and as you can imagine, they were not so open to conservative women. on the way home from class one day, i walk by a building called the women's center. i went to some of our wint -- i thought at the time, this could beat it, a great outlet to talk about these issues.-- this could be it. i called and scheduled a meeting with faculty member there. she was excited to have a bright-eyed student who wanted to learn more. but all the programs were really coming from a radical feminist perspective and more on the left. with this faculty member, i thought this is my shot to ask if they would be interested in working together. so i asked the university of virginia faculty member, the women's center, if they would be interested in co sponsoring an event for young women. she looked at me like i was crazy, chuckled, and said, not i thought at the time, this here. that is when i decided to start an alternative. the network of enlightened
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women, an organization for conservative women on college campuses. we have now spread to over 20 college campuses nationally with a big national conference each summer in washington, d.c. and we are really growing. i think these principles can resonate with young women. i am excited to be here and to continue to work to reach young women with conservative ideas. >> thank you. t.w. shannon, can you give us an idea, example or two of the republican principles, conservative principles that you have been able to show the people of oklahoma that really do create jobs and opportunity? >> first of all, the proof is in the pudding. if you look at trends across the nation, states run by republican governors and legislatures have fare far better than those that are not.
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the reason it is because of the policy we implement. in oklahoma, we have to majorities in both chambers feared we have a great republican governor, mary fallon, who is doing a great job leading the state. we were able to reduce taxes in this environment. many people would tell you that that could not be done, that the sky would fall. we voted to reduce taxes this year. we have another tax cut coming up, the state income tax. it is about 5.25 now. we will take it down another 0.15%. we are north of the 13th largest economy in the world in texas, so you have to remain competitive. if you want people to invest more, if you allow people to keep more of their money, we know as conservatives, they will either suspended or save it and -- they will either spend it or save it and
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invest, which is good for the county. we overhauled our worker compensation system. we have some of the highest rates in the nation as well as in the region. we revamped our system, moving from an antiquated system, moving to a new system that will essentially safe employers, people who create jobs, 50% to 20% on their premiums every -20% on their premiums every year. -- 15% to 20% on their premiums every year. people always say, stop talking about social problems. i think that is nonsense. you take every social issue known to man, whether it is high incarceration rates, drug and substance abuse issues -- i think they can all be traced to one key ingredient, and that is the breakdown of the family unit. this year in oklahoma we said we would do things to promote the family, going on a campaign to express why strong families are --t as good for society, they
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not just good for the society, theyare good for the economy, and great for the state. those are just a few examples of how we are proving conservative values are what will lead to prosperity. [applause] as conservatives, we lend to the conservatives -- the liberals ideas about social justice. frankly, there is only one system that has done more for man to get people out of generational poverty, and that is capitalism. we should be promoting that and telling that story more and telling into every community. [applause] >> karin, the democrats love this war on women thema. while mitt romney -- as you know, there was a struggle with single women. at the same time you have democrats like eliot spitzer, anthony weiner, bob filner --
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>> quite the group.all over the news. >> quite the group. >> what are some of the things that you think we can do better to reach young women? obviously, there are many opportunities, but what would your advice be in getting better at that, maybe reaching more people, young women, for example, across the board? >> i was excited to see in that report, a big section on reaching women. women are not some unified voting bloc that will vote liberal everytime, because it is more complicated than that. as to reaching young women, in the last election, the democrats
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were really successful in putting out a number of images and celebrity ads to target young women. i think one of the things that we need to be doing is recognizing the difference segments of women and targeting them. i have to admit, as a young woman, i found some of the things the left putting out as frankly insulting. remember the life of julia? the image of a woman showing her life from age 3 to 67 under obama? it was basically every major decision, there was something she had to do with the federal government. i found that insulting. we need to put out an alternative to that and that will speak to women. were really successful in putting out a number of images and celebrity ads to target young women. i think one of the things that we need to be doing is recognizing the difference segments of women and targeting the keys are targeting these different segments, recognizing it is a different block. and then meeting women where there are. for young women, a lot of what we're doing in news, we use the technology that college women are using, speak to them through their professors and other students, and peers, and try to meet the more they are. >> on a similar front, marilinda garcia, what do you think could be done, what would be your advice to get more young women
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to run for office? >> i think programs like this are important because they showcase people liked karin do wonderful work, other elected officials around the country we are around in the country. it seems to me -- the most important thing for me, was that somebody actively encourages someone to take that step. there have been studies done about corporate involvement with women, all these other sectors, and what they always say is with women, despite all the things being equal -- they are qualified, intelligent, capable, accomplished just as much as their male counterparts, we tend to question our qualifications, the timing, all of these things, and not run for that promotion, not ask for the salary raise.
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i think there is an intersection with politics there, in terms of putting yourself out there, trying to be a leader and all of these things. i think, with women, the issue is, of course, having examples out there. we have some fantastic ones. we both have great female governors, all sorts of wonderful elected women. in my state alone, we have the first majority female state senate. we have two female senators on the federal level. really we need to be out there encouraging. when i speak to groups of young women, college students, high school students, whatever it may be, i always just say it is great to help, great to be involved, but seriously consider doing it yourself as well. know that you are capable, and that there is a support structure there for you.
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there are actually a lot of goodgroups out there now that i talk to -- good groups out there now that i talk to that i did not know about when i first ran. i am glad they are there now and i am happy to help. >> scott, you have written extensively about benghazi, snowden. what do you wish people understood about barack obama and his foreign policy record that you're concerned people do not? >> people are starting to understand is a bit more broadly, but the american people need to understand, in this administration we have seen a systematic decline in our stature and position in the world and the respect that other nations, either allies or adversaries have for us, has declined to that is the primary thing i want people to understand. the best we can ameliorate that is, of course, to elect a that you're concerned people do republican to the white house in
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2016. that could have a dramatic effect. [applause] i think that could have as a dramatic affect on our stature in the world as did the election of ronald reagan. we saw a complete flip with respect to how people view the us. there are repercussions to their actions. we do not have that today. the president has a penchant for dithering and provocation here that will not change over the next two years. he could do a few things with --spect to this note in case. to the snowden case. he could take the opportunity to reacquaint himself with the agreements that the bush administration had with the czech republic, poland, the place of missile defense assets in europe, something that he were rejected in his administration. those are the things that would tell the russian government, vladimir putin, that we are serious, we are not just about
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rhetorical posturing. we will actually take action. >> marilinda, back to you on hispanic engagement. what advice would you have to our party to do a better job? >> i love this question because i come from new hampshire and we have about a 2% hispanic population. it's funny when i get the immigration question, i usually start by saying, well, in canada is not really a problem -- anyway, it is a different experience than it is in texas, out west. but it is a very important issue. the problem, which feeds off of what t.w. mentioned, unfortunately, when there is a loud voice saying something sensational or offensive, that is what is plastered all over the news. that ends up being our position, which is ludicrous, of course.
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we just have to accept that is the way it is going to be. so what we have to be doing -- again, this comes down to state and local officials, people in the community, neighborhood. you have to connect with people, as a person. you have to talk to them, talk to them at the grocery store. get them involved with parents' associations at school. and then guide the conversation. ask them questions, are you happy with the education system, are you happy with property taxes, are you worried about such and such? then you can tell them, well, this is what i believe, this is the way i think about this issue. these are the solutions that such and such an elected official or candidate for office supports. do you agree? when it comes from a personal
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level, when it comes from an issue-based focus, then you can have a meaningful impact. it is a lot harder during election season when you're trying to get out there and capture a group. of course, it is important to spanish media, to use all of these social media things, but you have to be sincere, a long term, engaged effort. communities. >> if you are going to make the sale, you have to show up and ask for the order.>> exactly. >>it is harder before an election. >> exactly. it is interesting that republicans and democrats, immigrants, race, all of these things -- elections are cyclical. it is interesting to see how the parties involved, perceptions of -- you vault and perceptions ofwho is on what side.
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you have to think long term. everything is not always going to be this way. the dialogue will change, the situation will change. when someone has someone to talk to, someone out there connecting with them, that is when you can make a meaningful impact. >> t.w., i promised i would ask you about the truth, so could you tell us about it?-- the truth sofa. >> there was an article, a profile on me. in my office i have this sofa that i call the true sofa.-- the truth sofa. so often members will come in and tell me what they think. i meet with constituents on a regular basis. when you're in there, you get one on one, and you get the real story line is for the policy, why they do not. that is what we have to do as a party, engage people one-on-one. i think about my own district. when you talk about minority outreach, different demographic out rich, my district is 54%
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democrat, 34% republican, 12% independent. but about 25% of that is african-american. i carry the african-american vote each time i ran, and i did that by going one-on-one. i am the third generation from where i'm from fear they are not voting for some unknown republican. that made a big difference. that is what we have to do as a party, make sure that we are going out and talking to people one on one, let the chairman laid out in his plan, and not showing up the day or month before an election, but having a presence in the community for the long term. this is a relationship. i will give you a great example. everyone remembers the chik-fil- a issue. if you have a facebook account, you would have thought there was nobody in support of chik-fil-a.
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the liberals and democrats had done such a good job of reinforcing what they already believe about that issue. when it came time to show up to support chik-fil-a, there was a different response. that is my point here. this is a relationship business. >> thank you. karin, did you want to tackle the issue of bias at universities? what advice would you give to folks out here as to what they can do to tackle this issue at our universities and colleges across the country. >> there is someone out there in the crowd that does that, so it is great to see. tackling the universities. that is a challenge. one thing that we have to do is when it came time to show up to first to acknowledge there are problems there, and secondly,
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create alternative environments. one of the things that we have done is created an alternative home for conservative women. we get them educated through issues through a book club, and then there are emboldened to speak up in their class is, get engaged. it is important to really provide and foster those alternatives. those of you who run local republican organizations and clubs, reach out to the college republicans at your universities and invite them to your meetings, get engaged with them and see what you can do on that front. that is important. then, i am happy to say, from indiana, we have our former governor mitch daniels who is now the head of purdue university. [applause] i am excited to see what he would do to see if he can turn that around into a market leader for ideas, a market leader for changing some things at universities across the country.
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>> speaking of indiana, is tim he is the new chairman of indiana. why don't you tell the group when governor pence did today. >> yesterday was my first official day as state chairman. in my former role -- i serve for the last 14 years in state elected office, first of state treasurer, and then auditor. today, governor pence named duane sawyer, an african- american town council president from indiana, as my replacement as the new state auditor. gov. pence made that important announcement this morning in the statehouse. >> that is great. first ever? >> first ever
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republican statewide elected official. excellent. >>scott? then we will open up for questions and comments. you are a police officer in san jose. you know that our party wants to get involved and the community level. it is something new, as far as doing this for three and half years straight. what advice would you give to our party about engaging in the community. obviously, you are working in a community like that every day, the most important thing you do everyday. >> absolutely. the prevailing paradigm and law enforcement since the 1980's continued through today is community policing. that concept is predicated upon understanding the people that you serve. you cannot be an effective officer, cannot serve your community if you do not understand the idiosyncratic needs and fears and hopes that each individual community has. it is all very different. it can literally differ from street to street, block to block. with respect to the political
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side, you have to be willing to go into the communities and engage people there. the best advice i could give it is, when you approached folks, you do not do it and tell them what they should be concerned about. you go there and you listen and find out what their concerns are first. it is only then that you open up the dialogue and you can start talking about larger issues. maybe make your points a little clearer. if you go in and simply say, we have to cut taxes for x, y, z, they may tune you out. the first thing you have to go do is go in and listen. >> as a police officer, i imagine there are times when you have to find community leaders within a particular part of your community that will help you influence that community in order for you to be successful in whatever program you are trying to roll out, information --u are trying to clean.
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>> absolutely. sometimes the most important programs, gang suppression, including former gang members, members of the community that can relate to the gang lifestyle. even though i deal with gang members on a daily basis, drug dealers and users on a daily basis, it is still hard to put yourself in that mind set to understand their lifestyle. we all bring to every situation our own perspective, colored by our own backgrounds. i think it is very important to bring community leaders and folks who have standing in that community into the fold if you want to be successful. >> questions? ed cox has the first comment. give us some announcements. and no anthony weiner comments. >> this is about former gov. eliot spitzer, a.k.a. client
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no.9. he decided he would run for comptroller of the city of new york. why would you want to do that? $140 billion pension funds. think about the power that gives to corporate america for his ideology. we have a candidate in john burnett that has been out there working hard. he rose from the housing projects in new york city to be one of the leading compliance officers on wall street, working for smith barney, and then merrill lynch. john, maybe you want to say a few words? [applause] >> thank you, chairman. i am the son of a preacher, so i will try to be brief. i cannot promise you that i will not asking for a donation at the end. i have a 23-year career on wall --reet as a margin and a list,
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as a margin analysts andthen work my way up. my parents were born in the south, under jim crow, and i was born in a household that did not tolerate excuses and complaints. to give you an example, my father said, after i complained about something -- you know what, i grew up and a household choresyou did two hours of before sunup, they walked 5 miles to school, 5 miles back, picked cotton before dinner, and then went straight to bed. after hearing that a thousand times, you say, okay, you go out with no complaints. i think i took that into corporate america. i was able to work my way up to division manager at smith barney and director at merrill lynch before going back to school at night to retain my undergraduate and mba. this has come full circle because during the time that i was earning my undergraduate
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degree smith barney, there was unleashingher himself on wall street. i look forward to representing new yorkers and hopefullyi took that into --corporate america. i was able to work my way up at smith barney and at merrill lynch before going to school at night. this is coming during the time that i was earning my undergraduate degree at smith barney, there was eliot spitzer, unleashing his terror on wall street. i did not let him stop me then, and i refuse to let him stop me now. i am looking forward to representing new yorkers, and hopefully, i can be the only adult in this race and bring some integrity. i will try to be brief, but in closing, if i could just use a saying, "if we could actually instill conservative values along with the pre--- free market, that is the best path to prosperity or, -- prosperity. >> i am from virginia. my question is for scott, and i apologize if you have written this. you mentioned edward snowden,
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and in the debate in the house, a lot of republican senators were on board with the justin amash amendment. where do you see that debate in the republican party and why are the democrats not having the same debate? >> there is a strong and prevalent chain of libertarianism through the party, and the issue of edward snowden resonates with those folks. i think the debate will center on a balance. you have to balance the civil liberties of u.s. citizens with the need to protect the country. that is something that, you know, i think you have to by and large look at the big picture and say you know, is this program keeping us safe, and is doing so while being efficiently unobtrusive? that is really where the debate rests. i do not know how the debate will play out.
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it remains to be seen. >> i have three parts. does anybody know what sunday is a great milestone in republican history? it is a trick question. sharon knows. that is when a republican mail in tennessee cast the deciding vote to give women the right to vote. we need to embrace that, look at those points and constantly remind women, because we truly believe the more women know their history, the more women would run and run as republicans. it is important to embrace. second part, when you talk about the fed not leading, do you think you should say it is the white house and the senate not leading, in the house, they have done a lot.
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>> people deserve a government that works. we have to continue to lead as a party, but we have to recognize we have many differences within our own party and we have to work across the aisle, we do not have to compromise on our principles. i stand by what i said. everyone is accountable. when things do not go well in the state of oklahoma, i do not play the blaming game. i take responsibility for it. that is what people in washington dc need to do and that is what the problem is, they have not taken responsibility. [applause]i stand behind my statement, thank you. >> what do you think of the reagan 80% rule, those that agree with us 80% are not our enemies? >> i think it is consistent. comment on that?karen? we are all in agreement. >> i would like toask the law
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enforcement officer what local governments can do to support law enforcement? >> i think by and large local governments do a great job supporting governments. there is a lot going on with respect to budget issues, pension reforms and sometimes that creates divisions between public employees who would otherwise be conservative and elected officials who might be coming down on a different side of that issue. those things notwithstanding -- i think those things will be resolved at the end of the day republicans have by and large been our supporters. there is not more you can do other than continuing to do what you are doing. >> all right. scott, marilinda garcia, t.w. shannon, karin agness, thank you for doing this. these are your rising stars. [applause] you. [applause]
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electric grid. then a look at a recent survey on american's view on aging. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioned by the national captioning institute -www.ncicap.org--] ♪ host: one of the more news headlines this friday morning said the u.s. is treading lightly as the prices deepens in egypt. this has nearly 600 people have been killed amid what are being described as ferocious clashes between protestors and security forces. and another headline says egyptians are bracing for more bloodshed today. to the question that's out there. should the u.s. cut off foreign aid to egypt. a lot of folks are saying that t

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